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    <p>Configuration node that executes Modbus communication</p>

    <h3>Property Items</h3>
    <dl class="message-properties">
        <dt>Communication cycle<span class="property-type">Number</span></dt>
        <dd>Period for updating PLC data via Modbus communication (seconds)</dd>
        <dt>Number of consecutive reads<span class="property-type">Number</span></dt>
        <dd>Number of data read in one communication. Determined by the communication capability of the other device. Default 64</dd>
        <dt>continuous read only <span class="property-type">check</span></dt>
        <dd>If checked, do not include unspecified addresses in the continuous read range</dd>
    </dl>
    <dl class="message-properties">
        <dt>Communication type <span class="property-type">Select</span></dt>
        <dd>Communication to use. Either Modbus-TCP/Modbus-RTU/Modbus-ASCII</dd>
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            <dt>Modbus-TCP setting list<span class="property-type">TCP communication setting</span></dt>
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              <dt>Net address<span class="property-type">string</span></dt>
              <dd>Host address or IP address of Modbus communication device</dd>
              <dt>Port number<span class="property-type">Number</span></dt>
              <dd>TCP port number of Modbus communication device. Default is 502</dd>
              <dt>Unit ID<span class="property-type">Number</span></dt>
              <dd>Modbus-TCP unit ID. Default is 255</dd>
            </dl>
            <dt>Serial setting list<span class="property-type">Serial communication setting</span></dt>
            <dl class="message-properties" style="margin-left: 8px">
                <dt>Communication port<span class="property-type">string</span></dt>
                <dd>Communication port connected to Modbus communication device. Use search button for connected port search.</dd>
                <dt>address<span class="property-type">number</span></dt>
                <dd>RS485 communication address of Modbus communication device. Default is 1</dd>
                <dt>Baud Rate<span class="property-type">Select</span></dt>
                <dd>RS485 communication baud rate of Modbus communication device</dd>
                <dt>parity <span class="property-type">selection</span></dt>
                <dd>Parity setting for RS485 communication of Modbus communication device</dd>
                <dd>Other settings for RS485 communication are auto settings</dd>
            </dl>
        </dl>
    </dl>
    <dl class="message-properties">
        <dt>name<span class="property-type">string</span></dt>
        <dd>Name to give to individual Node</dd>
    </dl>
    <h3>Input message</h3>
    <dl class="message-properties">
        <dd>none</dd>
    </dl>

    <h3>Output message</h3>
    <dl class="message-properties">
        <dd>none</dd>
    </dl>

    <h3>Details</h3>
    <p>Setting node used by PLC-Modbus Node or PLC-Modbus-AE Node</p>

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